We are proud to announce the release of Tegra Android Development Pack 2.0r7, the ultimate companion for developing native Android applications. Tegra Android Development Pack (TADP) is a single package that sets up an Android development environment and installs all software tools required to developing for Android.

Android game developers using NVIDIA’s Tegra Android Developer Pack sample code have known for over a year and a half that Android can support all game controller buttons and axes in pure native (C/C++) code. But until now, developers wanting to access the all-important analog axes on those controllers had to manually query non-NDK (i.e. non “stable”) APIs from Android libraries at runtime. In addition to being a bit of an inconvenience to query the function needed, there was always the...

NVIDIA had a blast at the Big Android BBQ in Hurst, TX from Oct 12-14th. An enthusiast show on many levels, the BBQ brings together a great convergence of Android modders and hackers, most of whom also seemed to be avid gamers! NVIDIA showed off both high-end Android gaming and PC streaming on SHIELD with hands-on demos. We brought along a host of internal SHIELD development hardware, too; it provided these Android-savvy attendees with a really good idea of what it takes to...

Spotlighting how our blazingly fast Tegra 4 technology produces games with amazing visuals, including dynamic shadows, depth of field, and HDR to name a few, the video below shows game developers like Bitsquid, Steel Wool Games and Vivid Games show off their latest games running on Tegra 4.

Once again, we are just weeks away from another awesome GDC event! We are thrilled to offer several ways to reach out to NVIDIA engineers and learn about new tools and techniques in the game development world. Be sure to bookmark our NVIDIA @ GDC 2013 events page to get the latest updates. In addition, don't hesitate to monitor our @nvidiadeveloper twitter feed for real-time news from the GDC floor.